Trump Black History Month Proclamation Uses Lowercase B [Video]

President Donald Trump’s continued assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives notably coincided with the start of Black History Month, which he commemorated in part by communicating in a way that cultural and language experts have suggested disrespects African Americans.

While Trump referenced Black History Month with a capital B several times in a presidential proclamation issued Friday night, he also mentioned “black Americans” in multiple other instances by using a lowercase B.

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“​​Every year, National Black History Month is an occasion to celebrate the contributions of so many black American patriots who have indelibly shaped our Nation’s history,” Trump’s proclamation began before citing “American heroes” and “patriots” that included Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.

Notably, Trump’s proclamation capitalized the B the “Black” in Black History Month, presumably because it is part of an official title in which each …